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he's to pakistan and all of us shots from the base. three men convicted of trying to blow up synagogues in new york beach been sentenced to twenty five years in prison but the case has raised controversy. and hundred make bombs critics claim it was a setup but the judge said hands were tied. for nearly a decade the u.s. has waged a widespread global war on terror its required multitasking military effort overseas on the domestic front u.s. officials have decided to double down recently announcing counter-terrorism plants that refocus resources on combat homegrown plots this is the first co-chair of the strategy that focuses on the ability of all played and is that work toward speier people in the united states to attack us from within yet in countless so-called f.b.i. sting operations f.b.i. operative provided the fake c four and actually showed a fake stinger missile the inspiration to attack america has come from a government paid informant working to orchestrate the plan a tactic critics say exercised in a new york case doug new wor
he's to pakistan and all of us shots from the base. three men convicted of trying to blow up synagogues in new york beach been sentenced to twenty five years in prison but the case has raised controversy. and hundred make bombs critics claim it was a setup but the judge said hands were tied. for nearly a decade the u.s. has waged a widespread global war on terror its required multitasking military effort overseas on the domestic front u.s. officials have decided to double down recently...
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pakistan has urged the us to shut down and leave an air base in the country southwest the facility has served as an orange pad for washington's drone attacks against minutes and so on the volatile afghan border pakistani political analyst commission says the only way to stop the violence is to end the so-called war on terror one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of ghana's done border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mass there the way they have illya needed a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try to the way they have conducted the war on terror there the way they have alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country new ration of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short short cuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the
pakistan has urged the us to shut down and leave an air base in the country southwest the facility has served as an orange pad for washington's drone attacks against minutes and so on the volatile afghan border pakistani political analyst commission says the only way to stop the violence is to end the so-called war on terror one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of ghana's done border is the mess that the us military has created inside of...
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one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mass there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try to the way they have conducted the war on terror there the way they have alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country new ation of violence in afghanistan and how that violence is spilling over into pakistan and most pakistani commentators believe now that one of the ways short shortcuts really to controlling violence and extremism on the pakistan afghanistan border is really to end the war on terror the way the u.s. military and the way the cia has been conducting this war over the past ten years one step forward is of course what president obama has declared but still words where you get to see really actions on the ground and we have yet to see whether important agencies within the u.s. government like the central intelligence ag
one of the main reasons for the for the continuation of violent activity on the pakistan of gonna stand border is the mess that the us military has created inside of coniston over the past decade the mass there the way they have alienated a large portion segment of the afghan population in terms of the push to try to the way they have conducted the war on terror there the way they have alienated a large pockets really of the country is a big reason for why we have a country new ation of...
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in pakistan. without there being any american commitment actually to be there to protect us against that retaliation if that occurred. those are pieces of history. so many times those of you have had me. >> know this is my little clicÉe but i'm going to repeat it anyway because sometimes clichÉs are good and that is americans do a lot of things very well. america is a great nation which has contributed immensely to human progress, the idea of liberty and the idea freedom and the idea of democracy modern capitalism and globalization and everything and then of course more than any other nation in at least a 200 years. there is one thing americans don't do. two things americans don't do well. one is history. the american attitude to history is you know joe, he is history. [laughter] bar or all history is bunk. that is the attitude. there was a young man who introduced himself as a history of -- and i said when i was teaching this country they rob him was finding enough kids who wanted a history maj
in pakistan. without there being any american commitment actually to be there to protect us against that retaliation if that occurred. those are pieces of history. so many times those of you have had me. >> know this is my little clicÉe but i'm going to repeat it anyway because sometimes clichÉs are good and that is americans do a lot of things very well. america is a great nation which has contributed immensely to human progress, the idea of liberty and the idea freedom and the idea of...
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destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such powderkeg as it is today and where the principal cause so we're not leaving afghanistan either despite what the president might say to the contrary. then you counter terrorism this strategy does also mean fewer american boots actually on the ground in conflict zones with more drone strikes and special forces raids do you think that this is the wind shifted military strategy. it was a shift secretary gates put in motion and a lot of people intellectual weight and otherwise agree with i'm a little bit concerned about it because we can't afford to do both that is we can't afford to do preparation for war what might be a larger war a more conventional war the usual target there of course is china over taiwan and do this rather sophisticated counterterrorism war which consists of coins drone strikes and so forth as you pointed out we can't afford both were in physical straits right now that indicate we might and might not even be able to afford one strategy so it concerns me that we are sort of forfeiting the ability
destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such powderkeg as it is today and where the principal cause so we're not leaving afghanistan either despite what the president might say to the contrary. then you counter terrorism this strategy does also mean fewer american boots actually on the ground in conflict zones with more drone strikes and special forces raids do you think that this is the wind shifted military strategy. it was a shift secretary gates put in motion and...
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which could go in any direction libya is a possible target it could be syria it could be pakistan we simply don't know at this point in time with foreign minister the russian foreign minister after all he's lashed out of what he's called the ambiguity of the form of the u.n. resolution. think that it's a land operation she didn't go through under such misinterpretations. well the nato operation is already flagrantly illegal because of the way they're they're violating let me put it this way the resolution violates the charter and nato is violating the resolution and they've got a sea blockade going here if you go out with your fishing boat here off the coast of tripoli you're going to get a u.s. predator drone come in shoot you up so this is not the protection of civilians it's the attempt to stop civilians nato air power is used to protect. packed full of al qaeda and other terrorists and it's used to attack civilians i've seen homes here where for a fight. little children essentially preschool kids were killed in the middle of the night launched by aircraft from forty thousand feet
which could go in any direction libya is a possible target it could be syria it could be pakistan we simply don't know at this point in time with foreign minister the russian foreign minister after all he's lashed out of what he's called the ambiguity of the form of the u.n. resolution. think that it's a land operation she didn't go through under such misinterpretations. well the nato operation is already flagrantly illegal because of the way they're they're violating let me put it this way the...
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stayed too long we lingered to drone strike into the plot in a pocket proper so we're destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such a pattern as it is today and where the principal cause so we're not leaving afghanistan either despite what the president might say to the contrary drone strikes are an incredible development i often look at people who are so ardently in favor of them and say like to have them over manhattan how would you like to have them over houston or los angeles because that's what's going to come in the future of the chinese are already working hard on developing their own armed drones i'm sure other countries will do so in the future so if the if this becomes a principle development or more fair we're going to get it thrust on us at some time in the in the future perhaps not the distant future. well the chinese communist party is celebrating ninety years since it was founded and after taking power through the revolution of one nine hundred forty nine the parties turned the country into the world's fastest growing economy from more i'm joined now
stayed too long we lingered to drone strike into the plot in a pocket proper so we're destabilizing pakistan and it is probably never been so fragile and such a pattern as it is today and where the principal cause so we're not leaving afghanistan either despite what the president might say to the contrary drone strikes are an incredible development i often look at people who are so ardently in favor of them and say like to have them over manhattan how would you like to have them over houston or...
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press club, it was named after "the wall street journal" reporter captured and killed in pakistan. richard has spent the better part of this past decade covering this nation's dual wars. and a few days back, we all gathered for the retirement of craig white, our nbc news chief photographer. craig has been our go-to guy for years. by the way, the video he shot of the firefight beneath an airport on baghdad road early in the invasion is the best photograph y in this era. that was his camera when david bloom roared across the desert and when richard engel came out with his combat unit just a few months back. craig says he's going sailing with his wife and he will, but i say we'll see craig again. >>> when we come back, a royal couple honored. >>> it's been just two months since the royal wedding that received global attention. and now will and kate are on their first official trip together as husband and wife. it's kate's first-ever trip to north america. which will bring them to los angeles a week from tomorrow. but they're beginning tonight in canada and the well behaved and reserve
press club, it was named after "the wall street journal" reporter captured and killed in pakistan. richard has spent the better part of this past decade covering this nation's dual wars. and a few days back, we all gathered for the retirement of craig white, our nbc news chief photographer. craig has been our go-to guy for years. by the way, the video he shot of the firefight beneath an airport on baghdad road early in the invasion is the best photograph y in this era. that was his...
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the second case involves a militant named gull rahman who was captured in 2002 in pakistan and held at a secret prison in afghanistan known as the salt pit. hosed down and left in an unheated cell overnight, rahman died of hypothermia. neither prisoner had been singled out for special interrogation. they both apparently died of simple misuse or neglect. >> pelley: david, what are you hearing about the c.i.a.'s reaction to this today? >> reporter: well, this happens to be c.i.a. director leon panetta's last day on the job before he takes over as secretary of defense. none of this happened on his watch, but he is clearly pleased by the decision. he issued a statement, saying "we are now finally about to close this chapter in our agency's history." >> pelley: thank you, david. leon panetta will be taking over tomorrow for robert gates. today, president obama surprised the outgoing defense secretary with a going-away present: the medal of freedom, the nation's highest civilian award. gates was appointed by president george w. bush four and a half years ago and stayed on to help president o
the second case involves a militant named gull rahman who was captured in 2002 in pakistan and held at a secret prison in afghanistan known as the salt pit. hosed down and left in an unheated cell overnight, rahman died of hypothermia. neither prisoner had been singled out for special interrogation. they both apparently died of simple misuse or neglect. >> pelley: david, what are you hearing about the c.i.a.'s reaction to this today? >> reporter: well, this happens to be c.i.a....
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every day, every day, repeated the, we read about fraud in afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, and now the congress wants us, after giving away our jobs, not fair trade, free trade agreements -- now they want to go back and give them away with korea. i cannot believe the direction that this country has gone in. we keep talking about corporate tax rates. that is the key word. "rate." they are not paying 35%. they are paying 4%, 6%, 9%, and i am making up the difference. the irs is after a relative of mine who lost their job. they owe them $5,000. karzei and his brother have walked off with billions of dollars and our congress cannot seem to stop it. guest: well, there is a lot there. obviously, a lot of these countries, and it is very disappointing to see fraud and hopefully over time it will go down, i do not want to make any excuses for it because there are no excuses for that activity. a lot of these countries do not have the same developed a rule of law that we have over here. even in our country, there have been instances of fraud and bribery and things like that. there were huge problems in it
every day, every day, repeated the, we read about fraud in afghanistan, iraq, pakistan, and now the congress wants us, after giving away our jobs, not fair trade, free trade agreements -- now they want to go back and give them away with korea. i cannot believe the direction that this country has gone in. we keep talking about corporate tax rates. that is the key word. "rate." they are not paying 35%. they are paying 4%, 6%, 9%, and i am making up the difference. the irs is after a...
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every day, every day, repeated the, we read about fraud in afghanisn, iraq, pakistan, and now the congress wants us, after giving away our jobs, not fair trade, free trade agreements -- now they want to go back and give them away with korea. i cannot believe the direction that this country has gone in. we keep talking about corporate tax rates. that is the key word. "rate." they are notaying 35%. they are paying 4%, 6%, 9 and i am making up the difference. the irs is after a relative of mine who lost their job. they owe them $5,000. karzei and his brother have walked off with billions of dollars and our congress cannot seem to stop it. guest: well, there is a lot there. obviously, a lot of these countries, and it is very disappointing to see fraud and hopefully over time it will go down, i do not want to make any excuses for it because there are no excuses for that activity. a lot of these countries do not have the same developed a rule of law that we have over here. even in our country, there have been instances of fraud and bribery and things like that. there were huge problems in its ne
every day, every day, repeated the, we read about fraud in afghanisn, iraq, pakistan, and now the congress wants us, after giving away our jobs, not fair trade, free trade agreements -- now they want to go back and give them away with korea. i cannot believe the direction that this country has gone in. we keep talking about corporate tax rates. that is the key word. "rate." they are notaying 35%. they are paying 4%, 6%, 9 and i am making up the difference. the irs is after a relative...
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against taliban and the kind of structure that we need to support going after al qaeda on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. perhaps it's time to shut down $17 billion worth of money going for reconstruction projects when our track record really stinks when it comes to reconstruction projects. now, i hope that you all are going to convince me i've become cynical and angry and frustrated about the way we're spending money in theater and i want to tell you i'm looking for good news. i hope we hear some today. but i think it is really time for a gut check. because i've got too many people in missouri saying, why can't we fix this road? then i look at the projects that we're building in afghanistan and it's hard to explain to them why we can't fix that road because we can't afford it, but yet we can throw money away in afghanistan on projects that are clearly not sustainable and if anybody would have spent time thinking about it in the first place, they would have realized that. that kind of planning has to begin happening and that kind of accountability has to be present. i'm pleased we have a
against taliban and the kind of structure that we need to support going after al qaeda on the border of pakistan and afghanistan. perhaps it's time to shut down $17 billion worth of money going for reconstruction projects when our track record really stinks when it comes to reconstruction projects. now, i hope that you all are going to convince me i've become cynical and angry and frustrated about the way we're spending money in theater and i want to tell you i'm looking for good news. i hope...